Comparison

BirthdaySMS vs BarLock

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BirthdaySMS

Schedule and send birthday text messages automatically at a precise time. Never forget a special occasion again with this simple utility.

Highlights
  • Schedule SMS messages
  • Set exact sending times
  • Automatic birthday reminders
  • Simple interface
Features
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Schedule sms birthday with text at an exact time

About

BarLock

This alarm clock requires users to scan a unique barcode or QR code located away from their bed to turn it off. It's designed to prevent snoozing and ensure users get out of bed. Features include backup alerts and a lock window to prevent early cancellation.

Highlights
  • Scan barcode/QR code to stop alarm
  • No snooze functionality
  • Wake-Up Check feature
  • Backup alerts
  • Lock Window to prevent early cancellation
  • Tiptoe Mode for quiet disarming
Features
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You don't have a waking-up problem. You have a turning-off-the-alarm problem. BarLock keeps ringing until you get up and scan a barcode across the room. No snooze. No negotiating. Pick an alarm time, scan a barcode or QR code on something that lives away from your bed, and that exact code becomes the only way to stop the alarm. Toothpaste, coffee, medication, a notebook. Anything that forces you to stand up. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create an alarm. 2. Scan a barcode or QR code on an item away from bed. 3. Name the item. 4. When the alarm fires, walk to the item and scan it. 5. Wrong item, wrong code, or no scan? The alarm keeps ringing. WHY IT WORKS Most alarms die from one tap while you are still half asleep. BarLock moves the off switch across the room. By the time you have scanned, you are on your feet, and getting on your feet is the whole battle. BUILT FOR • Heavy sleepers • Students with early classes • Shift workers • Serial snoozers • Anyone who turns off alarms without remembering it WHAT YOU GET • An alarm only your chosen barcode or QR code can stop • A full-screen Scan to Stop screen the moment it rings • Wake-Up Check. BarLock rings again a little later to make sure you stayed up. • Backup Alerts. Opened the alarm but never finished the scan? It comes back. • Lock Window. In the minutes before it rings, the alarm can't be edited, paused, or deleted without a scan. 2 a.m. you can't sabotage 7 a.m. you. • Tiptoe Mode. A few quiet seconds after you press Stop, enough to reach your item without waking the house. Miss the scan and the volume comes back. • Stickers. Keep getting up and you'll earn them, in holographic foil. • Alarm sounds built to cut through deep sleep • Everything stays on your phone. No account, no ads, no tracking. WHAT'S INCLUDED One barcode alarm, one sound, and the standard wake-up rules. Enough to fix tomorrow morning. BARLOCK PRO Pro is a one-time purchase. No subscription. • Unlimited alarms for weekdays, naps, travel, and backups • Tiptoe Mode • Your own settings for Lock Window, Backup Alerts, and Wake-Up Check • Your sticker collection, revealed in full holographic color • Every alarm sound in the app PRIVACY Your alarms and scanned codes never leave your device. No account, no advertising, no tracking. Stop snoozing. Scan to stop.

Screenshots

BirthdaySMS3 screens
BarLock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BarLock at 4.3 against BirthdaySMS's 2.0. BarLock also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 1). BirthdaySMS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 26.1). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BarLock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BirthdaySMS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BarLock holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BarLock has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BirthdaySMS versus BarLock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirthdaySMSBarLock
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)4.3 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.3 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperECONORMA SAS DI MATTIUZZI ALESSANDRO E C.CODE IN MOTION SRL

Customer experience

BirthdaySMS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

BarLock

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

BirthdaySMS

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

BarLock

One-time1
  • BarLock PRO Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is BirthdaySMS free?
BirthdaySMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BarLock free?
BarLock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BirthdaySMS or BarLock?
BarLock is rated higher. BirthdaySMS averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while BarLock averages 4.3 from 8 ratings.
Do BirthdaySMS or BarLock have ads?
Neither BirthdaySMS nor BarLock shows ads.

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